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Stressed about the impossibility of work-life balance, a Mexican American music video director hires a doppelgänger in this film, which premiered at Sundance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Suffolk has recently been identified by the Environment Agency as a Seriously Water Stressed Area, which means its long-term water security is under threat.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Stressed about selling her business so she can spend more time with her child, Amy lives in a constant state of anxiety.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2023

Stressed plants make audible sounds that can be heard many feet away, and the type of sound corresponds with the kind of bad day they are having.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

"Stressed eneugh," replied Ailie—"there's little doubt o' that."

From Old Mortality, Volume 2. by Scott, Walter, Sir